Analyst Corner | September 27, 2020 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Brands, Celebrities, Retailers and Social Media Platforms Are Encouraging People To Get Out and VoteThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses brands, celebrities, retailers and social media platforms encouraging people to vote in the upcoming US election. Read More
Insight Report | September 25, 2020 Register for Free Access Blockchain Promises Financial Inclusion to the World’s 1.7 Billion-Plus Unbanked InhabitantsBlockchain is a powerful, fundamental financial technology that offers benefits to consumers around the world, particularly those currently excluded from financial systems. We present its features and the benefits it provides to businesses and consumers globally. We discuss three examples of companies that are developing blockchain solutions—namely, China-based Ant Group, UK-based Electroneum and US-based Ripple. Read More
Analyst Corner | September 20, 2020 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: What Role Will Stores Play in a Holiday Season That Is Heading Online?This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the role that physical stores will play amid a shift to e-commerce this holiday season. Read More
Insight Report | September 16, 2020 Premium Retail Robustness Index: September 2020 Update—Store Reopenings Drive Higher Index ValuesCoresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand as the Covid-19 lockdowns began. The September update revises the scores based on financial reports and store-reopening announcements. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since the previous Retail Robustness Index update in August. Read More
Analyst Corner | September 13, 2020 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Could There Be an October Surprise in Retail This Year?This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses shifts in the holiday-season shopping period, with retailers launching promotions as early as October. Read More
Company Profile | September 9, 2020 Premium Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) Company ProfileOracle is a US-based retail-tech provider with products including business software, client premise or cloud-based applications and hardware including enterprise resource planning (ERP). Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, the company operates in China, the UK and the US, among others. Read More
Analyst Corner | September 6, 2020 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Three Learnings from the Latest US E-Commerce DataThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses three learnings on US e-commerce. Read More
Insight Report | September 4, 2020 Premium The 12 Questions of US Holiday Retail 2020: Part 4—An Early Start to Holiday Shopping and a Green ChristmasCoresight Research has 12 questions about the upcoming holiday selling season, which promises to be the most interesting in our team’s collective memory. In the fourth report of the series, we present and provide answers to the final three questions, which explore the potential for an early start to the season this year and how growing consumer interest in sustainability could affect holiday shopping. Read More
Insight Report | September 3, 2020 Premium The 12 Questions of US Holiday Retail 2020: Part 3—Product Availability and the Supply ChainCoresight Research has 12 questions about the upcoming holiday selling season, which promises to be the most interesting in our team’s collective memory. In this third report of the series, we present and provide answers to two questions around the impact of Covid-19 on product availability and the supply chain—and what this means for retailers as they plan for the holidays. Read More
Insight Report | September 2, 2020 Premium The 12 Questions of US Holiday Retail 2020: Part 2—The Consumer’s Propensity To SpendCoresight Research has 12 questions about the upcoming holiday selling season, which promises to be the most interesting in our team’s collective memory. In this second report of the series, we present and provide answers to three questions, which focus on the US consumer’s propensity to spend. We consider how the employment situation, a “wealth effect” and the upcoming presidential election will impact holiday spending. Read More
Insight Report | September 1, 2020 Premium The 12 Questions of US Holiday Retail 2020: Part 1—Changed Consumer BehaviorCoresight Research has 12 questions about the upcoming holiday selling season, which promises to be the most interesting in our team’s collective memory. In this first report of the series, we present and provide answers to our first four questions, which focus on changed consumer behaviors. We consider the potential impacts of social distancing, work-from-home trends and reduced gifting opportunities on holiday spending this year. Read More
Analyst Corner | August 30, 2020 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Could Supplemental Employment Benefits Be Behind the Strength in US Retail Sales?This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the astounding rebound in US retail sales and the potential effect of supplementary unemployment benefits on retail robustness in the country. Read More
Analyst Corner | August 23, 2020 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: US Retail Plans for Late Back-to-School Spending but an Early Holiday SeasonThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the coronavirus-led delay to the back-to-school season for US retail, as well as the pull-forward of peak holiday demand. Read More
Deep Dive | August 20, 2020 Premium RetailTech: Demand-Forecasting Software—An Essential Link in the Supply ChainDemand forecasting lies at the core of every retailer’s operations and supply chain, since it affects nearly every other retail business function—from sales and inventory to promotions and margins. We present a market overview of demand-forecasting technology as well as profiles of selected solutions providers, ranging from industry giants to emerging businesses. Read More
Analyst Corner | August 16, 2020 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: What Simon Said—The State of Retail REITsThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the state of the retail real-estate sector—with second-quarter data from Simon Property Group, one of the industry’s largest real-estate investment trusts. Read More
